Word · Frequency #4556
canadian
/kəˈneidiən/
noun
加拿大人
a native or inhabitant of Canada
- 1.
A native or inhabitant of Canada.
加拿大人
- 2.
canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
独木舟(加拿大独木舟的简称,区别于皮划艇)
加拿大河；独木舟(加拿大独木舟的简称,区别于皮划艇)
In use
I love Canadian maple syrup.
She is a Canadian citizen.
The Canadian Rockies are beautiful.
Canadian + noun
形容词用法，修饰名词表示加拿大的。
She is a Canadian citizen.
她是一位加拿大公民。
a Canadian
单数可数名词，指一个加拿大人。
He is a Canadian living in France.
他是一位住在法国的加拿大人。
the Canadians
复数形式，指加拿大人群体。
The Canadians won the gold medal.
加拿大人赢得了金牌。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- Canadian government
- 加拿大政府
- The Canadian government announced new trade agreements.加拿大政府宣布了新的贸易协定。
- Canadian citizen
- 加拿大公民
- She became a Canadian citizen after living there for three years.她在那里住了三年后成为加拿大公民。
- Canadian dollar
- 加拿大元
- The Canadian dollar weakened against the euro this week.本周加拿大元对欧元走弱。
- Canadian culture
- 加拿大文化
- Canadian culture is known for its politeness and diversity.加拿大文化以礼貌和多元化著称。
Pop culture & quotes
- Blame Canada!
- 都怪加拿大！The song 'Blame Canada!' from South Park is a satirical take on blaming Canada for problems.《南方公园》中的歌曲“都怪加拿大！”是对将问题归咎于加拿大的讽刺。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
加拿大（Canada）加后缀-ian，名形同形：加拿大人或加拿大的。
Context & Register
通常用于指人或与加拿大相关的事物，语气中性，常见于日常对话、新闻和正式书面语。
Grammar Note
注意：作名词时复数形式为Canadians；作形容词时通常用作定语或表语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end in '-ian' but have different stress patterns. Only 'Australian' shares the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ with 'Canadian', but the following consonants differ ('liən' vs 'diən').
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.